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    What class does my bird fit into?

    Hi all, I have a mandarin duck, and I'm just wondering as to what class i put him in at poultry shows? He doesnt have a breed class... The two options i see are: AOV waterfowl Or AOV waterfowl BANTAM SO, is he considered bantam or standard? Thanks :)
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    Mandarin Shows

    Hi I recently acquired a male Mandarin duck. He is the most gorgeous little thing I've ever seen! I'm hoping to take him to a few local poultry club shows this year, and then a few agricultural shows next year. See, the only thing is, I went back over some show schedules from earlier...
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    Mandarin shows

    Hi (sorry I'm posting about a duck and not a chicken here) I recently acquired a male Mandarin duck. He is the most gorgeous little thing I've ever seen! I'm hoping to take him to a few local poultry club shows this year, and then a few agricultural shows next year. See, the only thing...
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    Show Duck?

    The first show was my local Agricultural Show. The second show was the local poultry clubs show. he was given to me - i didn't pay for him. I chose him for two purposes - 1. I loved him - he has so much character, and i just love him to bits as a pet. 2. I'd never shown poultry before... I...
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    Show Duck?

    He was in a Junior Exhibitor - Waterfowl class. There was at least one other Pekin against him, and then a few muscovys (top condition Muscovy drakes) I'll take him the the Junior Exhibitor classes at the next couple of shows - this being my last year of being able to do it, i'll keep trying...
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    Show Duck?

    I was given him as a Pekin from my school. I'm hoping that my school knows what they're talking about. Nothing was mentioned at either show when i said that he was a Pekin... here's an image of him just standing about his yard... Could it have been that he was just standing too upright in the...
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    Show Duck?

    Hi, so, in 2012 i entered my gorgeous Pekin drake into some Junior Exhibitor classes. There, he placed "Highly Commended" at his first show (also my first show), and at his second show, he placed "First", and "Champion Junior Waterfowl". We were so impressed with his results, that we've...
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    buff Colombian Wyandotte Bantams... help!

    well i'm about 159cm, and so its probably around my height... but, within saying that, one of my other hens always find a way to fly over!
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    buff Colombian Wyandotte Bantams... help!

    hi, so i'm looking at purchasing a buff colombian wyandotte bantam off a friend... i'm so excited - it'll be my first show chicken!! (i have a drake, but no chickens!) i've looked at the NSW Wyandotte color guide, and i'm not 100% sure that its the best hen, but most things seem to match that...
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    how do i tell the age of my pretty boy?

    hi, i'd like to introduce you to my new Pekin drake (yet to be named)... my little champion - no seriously, i entered him in the Junior Exhibitors class at a show today, and i came out with first, champion, and a junior exhibitors encouragement award!! i'd like to know how old he is - i'm...
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    issue with leghorn legs!

    my gorgeous white leghorn hen has REALLY rough and wierd legs - the scales do not sit flat and normally, instead extremly high, and rough. is there any cure for this? a simple cream? it doesn't seem to affect her well being, she is still really happy, but i want to show her, probably next...
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    pheasant show??

    hi, so today we received our golden Pheasant breeding pair! so excited! anyway, i want to know can i show pheasants? i'd really like to, but i've looked at my local Agricultural show schedules, and they have no section for pheasants! can they be shown?? i'd love to show my new pheasants either...
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    ***URGANT*** duck whitening tips needed :)

    i washed my four white ducks today, in preparation for Fridays show, and i discovered that they weren't coming up white. is there any way i can make them whiter? will they clean themselves to a showable white? they look really grubby, and i was wondering is there a natural substance i can use...
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    Duck Showing ***URGANT***

    my mum found a website that said to wash the ducks in lux flakes, then in diluted vinegar and finally in a clean water bath?? is this a sound method?
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    Duck Showing ***URGANT***

    HI, so, i have my first duck show on the 27th of April! thats not very far away! i have to take them into the show on the 26th though... my biggest problem is that i don't know how to really wash a duck for show... sure, i've washed my hens (isa browns) before, but never the ducks (the ducks...
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